Westminster Presbyterian Church seeks a Praise Band Director to direct all music activity at its 9 a.m. contemporary worship service each Sunday. Skills include singing and playing an instrument. Candidate must have a vibrant faith along with experience singing, playing an instrument (preferably piano) and directing singers and musicians in worship. This is a part-time position, up to 10 hours a week. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume to Pastor Wes Nordman at pastor@wesminsac.org

Music at Noon

Music At Noon is meeting the needs of those who desire beauty and tranquility in the middle of their day; it is also meeting the needs of musicians who desire to communicate their art to the community. Since 2002, thousands of music lovers have entered Westminster’s peaceful, Byzantine-Romanesque sanctuary to hear a wide variety of inspiring music. These free Wednesday noon concerts include classics, jazz, pops, silent films with pipe organ & accompaniment, Broadway, opera, folk, USAF ensembles, world-music, and more. Artists include pianists, singers, chamber musicians, choirs, organists, string players, brass & woodwind players, guitarists, and more. So bring a friend and a bag lunch and see why M.A.N. is “the biggest kept secret in Midtown.”

Your Music At Noon donations help to sustain a concert series that has become a source of joy and refreshment in the lives of many appreciative attendees. You may donate online at www.MusicAtNoon.org (please notate “M.A.N.” at bottom of page) or make checks payable to Westminster Presbyterian Church (memo: “M.A.N.”). and mail to Westminster Church, 1300 N Street, Sacramento, California, 95814. !00% of your donation will be used for the Music At Noon concert series. Thank you for your support. Please let your friends know what they are missing!

Madeline Jarzembak is Principal Harp of the Santa Cruz Symphony and the Stockton Symphony. In 2017, Madeline was a Lyon & Healy Awards recipient. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Madeline has performed as a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony among others. As a soloist, she performed with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Symphony in C, Orchestra 2001, Philadelphia Classical Symphony and Independence Sinfonia.

Since their performance ten years ago, all three “kids”, now in their mid-20’s, have added to their successes in various other disciplines, and one of them, Kevin Sun, will play an all-memorized program of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. You won’t want to miss this amazing event! Bring a bus-load!

Brad Slocum is a native Californian, a Magna Cum Laude music graduate of San Francisco State University, and a published choral arranger. He relocated to Sacramento in 2002 after retiring from the De Anza College Music Department in Cupertino where he was Staff Accompanist, Director of The De Anza Chorale, and Voice Coach and Instructor for 17 years.

Currently, Brad is Organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Program Director for Westminster’s popular Wednesday Music At Noon concert series.